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IT IS RAISED IN SOLEMN PROTEST. 4TVRDAV NIGHT' HEET1NO IM THE COURT MOVftK. A CROWDED HOUSE AND SPLEN DID SPEECHES. Col. A. T. Davidson Chosen ctaulr man of ttae Feople's Medina; The Railway Company's Prop. oaltlon Major Martin PrapotM Fairness, bat not Five-Cent Falr-ncM-Tkc Kesolntlons Offered by .Capt. T. W. Patton. It was a genuine success! The "if in thia case being the man meeting which was held in the court house on Saturday night. The meeting was called for the purpose of getting a popular expression on the recent action of the Asheville street rail way company in putting ia operation a ten-cent fare system. Promptly at 8 o'clock the court house bell began ringing, notifying all within hearing of its tones that a meeting nf great importance to the city and its citizens was about to be held. Then the crowd began pouring in. By twos, by fours, by tens and twen ties the people swarmed in, until every seat in the jury box, and inside the rail iug, and on the beaches was occupied. Not only this, but the aisle was packed by men who were willing to take stand' ing room only if by doing so tbey could hare a voice in the important work to be done. And it was. taken as a whole, as in telligent a body of men as has ever as sembled in a mass meeting in this city There were laboring men, merchants, lawyers and citizens generally present, all having come out to lend their presence and, if necessary, their voices, to the cause which had led up to the meeting, Everything passed off in good order, every person being actuated by a spirit of fairness and the recognition of the rights of the railway company as well a those of the people. Ia fact, it was a meeting of representa tive atizens, who proposed to go at mat ters in a business-like way, tl.at there should be no mistaking the course tliey might finally adopt. v ' " - Began Rlglit. The people did themselves honor in the outset by calling to the chair Col. A. T. Davidson. No better selection could pos sibly have been made. The representa tives of the press were appointed secre taries. Col. Davidson in assuming the chair stated that the meeting had been called by the people to consider the increase in the rate of fare on the lines ol the Ashe ville street railway company. The old fare was five cents, whereas now it was ten ecu t a if a passenger desired to go far ther than to the square. The people of this city had made a popular protest against this increase, and had come to gether to agree upon tome plan and take such steps looking to a return to the old fare as they might see fit. It was per fectly legitimate for the people to come together in a mass-meeting and protest against anything that was considered an outrage and injustice to the citisens ' of the town. A lull, free and fair discussion hould be had. Col. Davidson in closing hoptd that all present would observe order and decorum. . Col. McBrayer Talks. When the chairman took his seat there were loud calls forCol. Reuben McBrayer. In response to these calls Col. McBrayer aid this was a question Mrhich had two sides. ' The railway company has rights as well as the people. Yet, while the rail way had been a great help to the city, the city had likewise been a very great help to the railway company. v He advised a meeting of both interested parties, look ing to an amicable 'settlement of the question.: Before the fare was increased one of the company intimated in his pres ence that the increase was to be made. Col. McBrayer bad said then that the fare should not be raised unless it was absolutely necessary. The best thing to be done, be thought, was to appoint a committee of wise and discreet men, who hould meet with the officer of the rail way company and try to effect a peaceful settlement. The committee should also have the power to call on the board of aldermen if it was deemed necessary. Be wanted to see ao encroachment on the rights ot the people. . (Cheer.) ': Prealdent Martin's Letter. 7 Solicitor Bug. D Carter followed Col. McBrayer. He said that be had come out to the meeting upon invitation, and was pleased t ee the people imbued with such a spirit of fairness. He occu pied aim ply the position of a plain cittV icn, and wanted justice and tairneaadone both side. Before coming to the meet ing he had gone to see President Martin and had been given by him a statement to be read to the meeting. He believed every proposition made by Mai. Martin was fair. If he had not thought ao, be would not have agreed to read the state ment. He found no disposition on the part of the company to encroach upon the rights of the people. Mr., Carter then read the following letter: "Totbe cbairmaaand gtntkmea of the mm s meeting: ' ;, " ? "Believing that the citizen of Ashe vIlle wish to act fairly and legally in whatever actio they see fit to take in reference-to the fares charged on the Ashe ville street railway, and that they realize that any action that tends to injustice towards the property of corporation, will really injure our city more than the present policy of increasing the fares; "Believing that if the facts of the pres ent financial condition of this company were fully known to this meeting, that it would see that the increase in the Ian was an absolute financial necessity; , "Knowing- that TUB asheville L Wi nn is not disposed t. net fairly toward the company, from tne met mat not withstanding on vestenlnv it showed by its editorial thiit it knew th it the ex penses of the company had c seeded ' it receipts by . more than $17.00). up to last iHtiuary it nevertheless chrirvrefl thnt the increase tn the fare was a "gouge" and that we knew it to be a gouge;" 'Knowing thut nn lust Tuesday,! went t Mr. J. P. Krrr. ol l he Citizen. anil offered to let him rxnitiine the books and vouchers of the company, an that he might satisfy both IninwrU and the pub lic thnt the company wu 110L attempt ing to impose upon the public, but was nctimr for what it believed to Ik- the pub lic welfare as well as for the wvllnre of the stock holders, which proposition and offer he declined to udpt beciinse he said thnt he could not believe that :i company which carried nf many passengers as the Aslievule street rail Wiiy compuny could be losing money ; "1 respectlully offer: "1. To allow n commit tee of gentlemen appointed by this meeting to exiiinine the books and vouches of the co'npnny, and report to nn adjourned meeting whether the incieuse in the inrcs wits a gouge or a financinl necessity. "2. That the ifincrertse in the lares : tu ipofrcd to be illegal l sviy rexpect, (be nsbevillc street railway company will agree upon the Incts at. they rxit and present a ense for immediate decision by Judge Merrimou and the supreme court of North Carolina, so that the public may not be imposed on one minute longer than the court s say that this action ts illegal. "3. I will get the company to do any thins that is fair, reasonable and legul, and will not run it into debt and will secure to the pnblic safe and effieicient service. Respectfully. J. 6. Martin, 'President and General Maunder." 'Ttae Cltlaen'" Mtand. J. P. Kerr arose ut Iheconclusionol the reading of Maj. Martin's letter. He said that he hud intended to inxe no p ki t in the meeting further than that of a looker on, but the allusions to The Citizen in the letter made it necessary for him to make a statement. Whatever part, he aid, The Citizen had taken in the mat ter had been prompted by a sense of the public good. There had oeen nothing personal in the fight against the street railway company. The Citizen believed that the increase in tare was in opposi tion to the rights of the people. And the paper which will not be guided bv the will of the masses, to whom it looks for sustenance, is utterly unworthy of sup port. The Citizen was honest in its opposition to the increase, and was ready to keep up the fight for a week n month, or a year, it necessary (Cheers.) It was urged as an excuse for the increase that the road could not de clare a dividend. Is that the people's fault ? Dock not the report of the presi dent for 1890 show that the receipts ol this road are surprisingly large; much larger in fact, than can be shown bv many larger roads in towns of twice the size ot Asheville r - should the possibk- result of bad management of the road he charged to the citizens oi Asheville f 1 he people should not he cnUed upon how. after they have made the road what it is, to pay an exorbitant tare if by reason of mismanagement tnc road was not pay ing. Mr. Kerr had been informed that the Montford avenue line, a small road, running one car, hnd paid its owners $10 net per dav since it had been in opera tion. Is it not stratige then that the Asheville street railway is not paying? The people want theo-centtnre. beers. I W. R. West, jr., made a short speech. aying that he had not been on the car since the tare had been increased. It did look quetr that the Asbeyille street rail way, with its enormous traffic could, not make money, and yet the new Montford avenue line was making money every day. He took the statement regarding the number ot tares collected during Inly. and made some calculation as to the ex penses of the company, showing that there should have been nearly $3,00 over the actual running expenses. II this company could not run lor 5 cents, let it give up tone that can. " A Telling; Speech. Capt. T. W. Patton then arose. In stantly every voice was bushed, listening anxiously for the words of a stockholder in the street car company. They were not left in suspense, for Capt. Patton went at once to the bottom of bis sub ject. In a time like tli-'s, the speaker said, every man's opinion is public property. He bad an opinion on this abject and hoped that the people would listen pa' tiently. He looked at the matter from a double standpoint, as a stockholder and as a citized of Asheville. Of-tbetwo the latter was vastly the more important. He regretted the action of the - manage ment ot the street railway company in increasing the fare, and regarded it as be ing in the highest degree impolitic Any action the company could take for the consideration ol the want ot its patrons the better it would be tor toe company, The ' company say , they - have been "beateu" our ot many tare oy the tor mer system ot transfer. That that was so to a great extent be was sorry to have to admit. Any action - the company might have taken to cut off the dead beat would have been sanctioned by the I the opinion of Capt. Patton the company bad violated the letter and the spirit of the charter granted by the alder men, ia what I known as the rann holt charter the maximum fore ia fixed at ten cents, and the spirit of the ordi nance was that the tare should be charged for one , continuous passage There wa nothing to justify the making of four separate division. If they could do thi be saw nothing to prevent them from again subdividing the line and making eight road. The management is ready to meet a committee in a fair. pen spirit. Let the committee go in a business-like way. . -V .;.-. Cant. Patton was freaueatlv interrup ted by applause. At the conclusion of hi remark be acred tnc following res olutionr - .. k ' ' :, The mssluMons. "Whereas, The street railway com pany has diyided its line at the pnblic aquare, thereby establishing four distinct line instead of one, as was contemplated in the ordinance ot this city known com monly a "the Farinholt ordinance," by virtue of which the said company receiv ed a grant from thi city of certain valu able franchises; and ;-..'! it - Whereas. Said street railway com pany hnd also decided to charge a separ ate and distinct fare for riding over each of its four subdivision, instead of a cpu- ttuuous nn worn one terminus to another, therefore beit uRe-olrei. That it is the sense of this meeting that the action of said street railway company above referred to, is a violation both or tnc letter and spirit ot i he contract existing between them arid the city of Asheville. "Readrtd, That the chairman of this meeting appoint a committee of seven citizens, two of whom shall be practic ing attorneys, with instructions to lay these resolutions before the management ol said company, and to request a re vocal of this recent action; and in the event that the said company decline to accord such request, the same committee shall appeal to the board of aldermen at their next meeting, to take such action as may be necessary to secure the public rights in the matter, aad to tender the assistance of the legal members of the committee to co-operate with the city attorney in deciding what measures are best calculated to attain the object of this meeting. "Reolved, That in casesaid committee arc unable to secure such revocalor mod ification of existing rules of said com pany as will sntisfv the public demands. as expressed at this meeting. 'it shall be the duty of said committee to call an other mass meeting of citizens, and to such meeting to present a report ol their actions and request such fun her instruc tions as said meeting may then decide to give." Keaolatlona Discussed. Capt Patton's resolutions brought out a lively discussion. Maj. T. C. Westall favored the 5-cent fare, adding that if the street rnilway was a failure after it had been run three years, and with its enor mous patronage, the board of aldermen should take hold oi the m t ter and tear up the trucks. If the business had been poorly managed it was not the people's lookout. , . Capt. Natt Atkinson was called on, but asked that he be excused tor the reason that be was at present in litiga tion with the company. A motion was then made by J. P. Kerr, seconded by K. J. Stokelev, to adopt the resolutions offered by Capt. Patton. JTT Before the motion was put, however, Robt. M. Purman, of the Democrat, pro tested against the passage of the resolu tions as they then stood. He thought me committee snouia ue given autnonty to investigate and report to an adjourned meeting. It would be injustice to com pel the street car company ta haul passen gers ut 5 cents He knew that Ma, Mar tin's company was willing to sell out at an advance of 3 per cent, over the cost of the road since it started. He also knew that Maj. Martin was contemplating putting on a car tor an hour in the morn ing and an hour in the afternoon, which should be run for the benefit of the labor ing people, and on which only five cents should lie charged. Hon. H. A. Gudgersaid he was in favor of a 5-cent fare, but did not think the resolution should nass as thev stood The finding as a fact that the recent action of the company was a violation of the letter and spirit of the chatter should le stricken out. If the committee lound that the road could not be run on a 5-ccot tare, then the people would not require such sacrifice. 1 he idea must not be sent abroud 'that a mass meet ing tried to regulate the price of a cor poration. Col. L. M. Hatch said he did not be lieve that the company could make a di vision at the square and make the lines pay. An Amendment. Dr. J. S. Grant offered the following amendment to Capt. Patton'sresolution "Be it further resolved, That it be the duty of the same committee to investi gate the books and vouchers of said com pany and embody in their report u statement as to the profits or loss of the Asheville street railway from the begin' ning of its operations to the present date." Solicitor Carter spoke a second time. In his 'opinion the language of Capt. Patton could not be the voice of the meeting. He read the provision of the charter, and said they were allowed to charge 10 cents if it became necessary, He bad looked over the books and stated positively that the road had been operated from its incipiency at a serious loss. II it was found that tbey were making money, no one would be quicker to denounce them than he would. He then moved to strike out the portion re ferred to by Mr. uudger. Capt. Patton accepted the amendment, declaring that the right of the people should be investigated and established even if it was against bis individual in terest.. ': J. P. Kerr insisted upon the adoption ot the resolutions as offered. He thought the present arrangement was contrary to the letter and spirit of the charter. If the maximum tare is ten cents then the ten cents must be paid-when riding on any one line, having paid which the pas senger is entitled to a tratsfer. A it is now the maximum fare is not ten cents, bat five cents, and the company ha no right to charge an extra nickel on an other line of the same road. ; - ; . : SMlrred ap a Hornet. Locke Craig, eq.t said a few words against the adoption of the resolution. Major Martin, the attorney eaid, was willing to submit to an investigation. The people should not do an injustice to Major ; Martin,' the man of indomita ble pluck and energy, who bad done more than any other man to keep the company going, and had gone down into bis Own pocket to pay the debt of the company. - Maj. Martin wa the man to whom AsbeviUe was indebted for her peerless system of street railway." It A. A. , il 1 i , , 1 was HUCT V.BDI. Aumson naa mw w get up a company and tailed that Maj. Martin bad taken' bold of thing and ouiit tne roaa. . v-i-.:- This reference to Capt. Atkinson brought that gentleman to bis feet." It wa easily seen that the Captain now meant business. He said he bad hoped to be a silent onlooker, but the reference to himself made it necessary that be makr a statement. He had expected to bear a discussion by the people, but in stead bad listened to speeches from "paid attorneys" of the Asheville street rail way company. He had a few fact about the street railway company.- How could the road pay when it was in charge of a few dudes who were paid large salaries for riding up and down the street on the car ? He hoped that the meeting would say in the conservative language ol Capt. Patton'sresolution. "Thus far shaltthon go and na farther." He paid a very high compliment to Capt. Patton for offering the resolution, a they were sure to lie correct, coming from such a man. He be lieved that before a week bad passed the company would be given a chance to sell out at their own proposition. He wan ted the meeting to express itself in words which toe company would never forget. The Resolntlens Pass. ,Hon. H. A. Gudger again urged the meeting not adopt the objectionable clause in the resolution. He again said that he was unalterably opposed to the 10-cent fare and hoped the company was wrong, so the old fate could put into op peration again. The speeches then closed, and the vote on the question was culled for. The amendment offered bv Dr. Grant was voted on and lost, only 17 voting for it. Mr. Carter's motion to strike out the words referring to the "letter and spirit of the charter" was put and suffered the the rate ot the amendment. The resolutions as originally offered were then voted upon, and curried by nn overwhelming vote and deafening cheeis. On motion ol Capt. Atkinson the thanks of the meeting were unanimously tendered Capt. Patton for the admirable resolutions. Chairman Davidson announced that he would appoint the committee on Mon day. He heartily thanked the audience tor the good order observed throughout the evening, and the meeting adjourned A Flrat-Claaa Committee. Col. Davidson today appointed the fol lowing committee in accordance with the provisions of the resolution: Reuben McBrayer, esq., chairman. W. W. Jones, esq. T. W. Patton. E.J. Aston. J. E. Rankin. T. S. Morrison. R. P. Walker. WAS. OEM. YOUNG OVERPAID. Commercial Clnb'a Commltti ttajra He Was. Friday afternoon's session of the board of aldermen was a very interest ing one. There was a little of almost every sort of business considered, from the street railway question down to granting a building permit. But nothing was said about the ten cent fare on the street car line. The meeting was attended by Alder men Brevard, Starnes, Reynolds, Gud ger and McDowell. Mayor Blanton pre sided. How's Thla t Messrs. . P. Kerr, W. B. Williamson. J. E. Dickerson, C. T. Rawls and W. W. West, a committee appointed by the Commercial club, submitted some figures in regard to the street paving done by uen. P. M. B. Young. A synopsis of that committee s work is as follows; .The following sums have been paid to Gen. Young in cash and notes on the date named : CAPH NOTBS. 1890 May 23 $1,000.00 June 6 1,000.00 June 1 1,000.00 July 5 1,000.00 $3,883.50 Aug. 30 485.00 Sept. 9 1.000.00 Sept. 1,3 3,835.50 Nov. 1 2,221.00 Nov. 15 400.00 Nov. 15 41.00 1891 Feb. 14 70.00 Feb. 24 155.00 March 6 45.00 1.222.90 Total $8,417.00 $8,941.90 8,417.00 Garnishee in hand ' city... 500.00 Total cash and notes $17,858 90 City engineer's estimate of cost ot' excavations and pay ing 15,839.10 Amount of overpay $ 2,019.80 The finance committee was given charge of the report of the club's com mittee, and instructed to examine thor oughly and report at the next meeting of the board. CAUGHT A SHOOTER. C. D. Pace Captured at ttae Depot Yesterday. C. D. Pace, a voung white man, work ing on a section of the Western North Carolina road near Marshall, Sunday became involved in a difficulty with an other section hand, and shot him twice, one bullet striking him in the leg and an other going through the hat brim. The shooting occurred in the morning. When the afternoon train came along Pace flagged it down and got on, coming to AsbeviUe. When the train arrived here a passenger informed several officers who were at the depot, of the af fair and tbey searched the can. While they were looking tor Pace he got out of the car and started for the Spartanburg train, standing near, and was caught by Officer Hunter. Pace attempted to draw a pistol, but Officer Ooodlake and Col lin coming np, be wa subdued and brought up town. Pace wa lodged in jail and a telegram wa sent to the authorities at Marshall that the man had been arrested. AT WATMEtrVIIAB. . The Barbecae and Land ale Sep tember i and a. The people of Wayuesville are making preparation for a grand time on the oc casion of the land sale and barbecue to take place there on September 1 and 3. On this occasion there are to be Speeches by not alone the prominent men of. War nearille, but by men of great reputation from a distance. The barbecue will occur on Tuesday, the first da of the sale. Musk for the occasion will be furnished by the Chero kee brass band, thought to be one of the beet band in the went.''- . ' About 100 business lots are to be cold. Besides this, a lot worth between $500 and $1,000 is to be given to purchaser, lot to be decided by. a fair drawing. - It will be a great time, ' ' DOES THE RAILWAY PAY? A STATEMENT BCADK IN MAT, Ttae Receipts Ttaesi were Only a,s6x,ss. Per Ttae Montis sf Ap-ll, And V"-t Tbey Cleared 947 Tbat Mentis Ttae Man. aajement Changes and ttae Ex pensesCtaauae Wltta It. The following taken from a pamphlet published by the Asheville street railway in 1890, fully explains itself and will prove very interesting reading to the peo ple of Asheville at this time, Superintendent's Office i Office I 1 Railway, t, N. C, 1890.J Ashkville Street Asheville M Dear Sir: Pursuant to the call an ex traordinary meeting of the stockholders of this company was held at this office on Weduesdav, the 7th dav nf May, at 12 m., a majority ot the stock being pres ent or represented. The superintendent made a statement of the affairs of the company nnd gave un outline of its urosuects and nossibilities. The subjoined statement of the earnings and expenses of the compuny will show its present condition pretty clearly while a glance at the very liberal charter under which the company is operating, and at the rapid stride Asheville is mak ing, both in wealth and population, will convince the most skeptical that the fu ture ot the company is exceedingly bright. There is a well defined scheme to extend the present track of the company to Mr. George Vauderbill's new station on the Western North Carolina railroad, called Biltmore, at its intersection with the Spartanburg and Asheville railroad com pany. There is scarcely a visitor who comes to Asheville who does nut ride sut to Vauderbilt's new place, and the fact that quite a settlement is already established at Biltmore, which requires frequent communication with Asheville, gives the assurance that the traffic over this new extension will be almost as great as over the maiu line ol the present road. And, too, it must be remembered that the company can transport freight in addition to the passengers, and that of itself, it is thought, will more than pav toe running ex cases of that branch. It was also resolved to renew the freight business from the depot of the W. N. C. R. R. to a warehouse in the city. The construction of the new United States Court House and Post Office bnilding on Potton avenue, on the line of our track, just begun, and the desire of the contrac tors to get this company to convey all tbeir material to the budding site, prom ises a new source of income. The set tlement of the Suburbs ot Asheville by wealthy men from all parts of the world, the company's privilege to extend its lines five miles from the court bouse in all directions, the prospect of an early es tablishment of a park by the city, and various other enterprises, weredisenssed, and the opinion was general among the stockholders that erervthing promised m bright iutme for the company, and tbat there should be no difficulty in selling $40,000 of second mortgage 8 per cent, bonds at par, thut amount being deemed recessary to cover all present wants. The proposition to issue preierred stock at 8 per cent, was discussed, but as a sec ond mortgage would better protect the present status and rights of the stock holders, that plan was abandoned, and the directors authorized tn issue $40, 000 of 8 per cent, second mortgage bonds, at pur, and Messrs. J. 0. Martin and T. W. Patton were appointed the agents of the company to negotiate their sale. It is, therefore, with great pleasure that 1 communicate the above facts to the absent stockholders: for, during all the period ol doubt and experiment of diffi culties and discouragements, 1 have had great confidence in the ultimate success of the Asheville street railway. And v ben it is remembered that, after the re ceipts due to the novelty of theenterprise fell off scarcely a year ago to $30 or $40 per day, and that with the extension ol our lines and increase of equipment, it averagrs almost $100 per diem, without the freiybt, the returns from double the number of trips soon to be inaugurated with our new cars and motors, at slight additional coat, promise a gross income per diem of about $200. This showing lor a new enterprise, with a bonded in debtedness of only $90,000, should be very encouraging to all stockholders. Some of the stockholders, by letter and personal request at the meeting, desired to take a portion of the bonds at par, but as it was feared that this might in terfere with the disposal of the entire issue, it was deemed best not to offer them in blocks until it was first seen whether the entire amount might not be disposed of at one time. You will please let us know, therefore, what amount of these bonds you feel dis posed to take at par, so that in case our agents do not succeed in placing the en tire issue in a short time, the company may be confident as to the exact amount it may certaily depend upon selling. T. W. Patton, Sup't. RBCB1PTS AND EXPENSES OP THE ASHE VILLE STREET RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, lfe90. Receipt for transportation of passenger aad baggage $2,56123 EXPENSE. Officer' salaries. 150 00 Employe wage 837 50 Office rent...... 5$ 66 Power..... 687 60 $1,63166 Nett... 929 67 Estimated depreciation of property from one month' wear and tear............ 100 00 Balance ,..$ 829 67 Knocked Down by a Carr-laare. While Miss Maria Edney wa crossing North Main street in front of Worthen & Co. drag store about noon today, she-was struck on the shoulder and knocked down by the pole of a carriage in charge of Charles Brown, colored man. Before the horse were checked np they had struck Miss Edney with tbeir hoofs in several places about the body, t The injured lady was taken into Dr. E. C. Starnes' office and received medical attention. After an hour or two she was greatly revived and later wa taken to her home on South Main street. Her injuries are not considered serious. . - Brown will have a hearing before Re corder Miller. WlLUiK UUXIM.V&. His iVeetsM-e en te Mreas" at Use Gramd. William Blaikie, esq., of New York, who will lecture under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association, next Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock at the Grand opera house on "How to Get Strong" is himself a magnificent example of physical development and so can show before his audience the effects of what he teaches. Hi acquaintance with athletes of every kind enable him to illustrate his lecture with telling anecdotes. The Utica (N. Y.) Daily Pres savs ol him : "His lecture was without question one of the best of the course. He will be heartily welcomed to Utica should he visit the city again." Fine Fruit. Mr. Harold Johnston ha made The Citizen glad with some of his fine fruit, pleasing both theeyeand t!:e palate with specimens of the Flemish Bcmty pear, in its most perfect condition, and also de licious samples of the "Stump ii,c World" and the "Foster" peach as tine in color and high in flavor as the orchards of Georgia can produce. It is pleasant to note the perfection of this pear. It is a fruit too much neglected by our nomologists, and our climate and soil both invite to its lurger cultivation. It is somewhat a reproach to care and intelligence to see our fruit stalls filled with Calilomiu, Georgia and even with Virginia pears, wbeu the orchards of Buncombe or any of our mountain counties can be made to equal, if not sur pass them all. We thank Mr. Johnston for proving so perfectly bow success can be attained. RetnTued to Tbeir Homes. I. R. Lowery and Charles Lawery, sons of Col. Marion Lowery, of Sandy Mush, this county, who have been on a visit to theirold home, left today for the west. J. R. Lowery is the sheriff of Yavapai county, Arizona, and Charles Lowerv is in the employ of the govern ment at the Piute Indiun agency in Ne vada. It would be difficult to find more perfect specimens of physical manhood than these two men. J. R. is six feet and four inches, and Charles only a shade lower, splendidly proportioned and as straight as arrows. Sheriff Lowery was recently married, and was accompanied by bis wife. Col. Lowery is justly proud of his boys, as they have takena high stand among the people of their adopted homes and are a credit to themselves and old Buncombe. LIFE IN NORTH CAROUNA. Oxford Day: R. S. Usry got two to matoes from bis garden that weighed three und a half pounds each. Charlotte News : McDougal, the man who is charged with the murder of his uncle, Simeon Conoly in Robeson county, over two months ago, and who fled and was captured in Oregon, is now jsafe in jail at Lumbertoii. Mrs, Hansley, of Onslow county, bad to leave her crawling child for a few min utes alone, and fearing it might fall out doors tied a rope aroud its waist and to the bed post. When she returned the rope was around the child's neck and it was dead. The Sherrill brothers of Concord have purchased from Mr. M. K. Gray the sub scription books, good will, etc., of the Lexington Observer, and that paper and the Dispatch have been consolidated under the name and title of the Davidson Dispatch. Charlotte News: Mr. D. L. Todd, o Paw Creek township baa a dogwood walking cane, carved by worms. Mr. Todd found the stick on his farm and wits amazed at the beauty of the tracing made by worms. The stick has three raised places like joints in a cane. At regular spaces about two inches apart the worm cut a deep circular tracing, and between these traces, is the most beautiful network of engraving, some of the lines being as fine as needle points. During the summer the North Caro lina college of agricultural and mechanic arts has been addingjmuch toitscapacity for doing first-class work. Four new members have been added to its teaching force; two handsome brick dormitories arc under construction, the agricultural, horticultural and chemical departments have had liberal appropriations foi equip ment, and a complete outfit of wood working machinery has, at a cost of over five thousand dollars been added to the machine shops. President Crowell, of Trinity, writes the Chr rlotte Chronicle : "The architect never condemned materials which Presi dent Crowell used in arder to urge on the work; on the other hand the build ing committee, of which I am a member, condemned materials from time to time which both contractor and architect bad a . . . . . 1 ' 1 J ' acceDiea as nt to no inio tnc duiiuiuk. This ouilding was to be finished by Au gust 1, with penalty ot $50 adayfor any delav bevond that. The building will not . in all probability be taken down, because two-third of the structure are untouched by the fall of the tower." Hickory Press and Carolinian: On Wednesday, Mr. H. F. Robinson, of Rob'; inann. of Rnrke county, was On hi WaV ' to Hickory. A mile tout iae ot v.onnet- lv Spring the scream of a woman a a . , , ... rl La a. a ' tractcu BIS bhcuiiuu. n nm ut gut tv her she explained that her baby, while playing near the well had fallen in and that her husband, John Stilwell, bad down the well, which wa about 45 feet deep, witnout.injury to ntmseu ana wna- very aeep so ne was compeucaio support - mmseii ov noiaing to tne rocs wau witn - one band and his feet, and bold the child above water with the other hand. Rob- tmn nnb.lrl o4 m mno amnnil fitiU ' well' waist and rescued the lather and , child uninjured. . Kot a Diseeatimar Toteo. From the Norfolk Vitfriaiaa. f Mot a solitary paper In the state, o far ; as we have been able to examine, ha dMsentca irom ui veraicx in xnc xmicr- Gilmer case. The universal sentiment ia that the hanging of Dr. Baker will be a uinurr rzumiiir ana wbthiiiv lu iduic base wretches who sometimes use a noble profession to shield the indulgence of their lust. There are but few such men a Baker in the medical profession.
The Semi-Weekly Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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Aug. 27, 1891, edition 1
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